Abstract

The article analyses the role played by the Hellenic Community in the City development of Lubumbashi. From the city's founding until this day, the Hellenic Community has always participated in many activities that have contributed to the city's development. Among those activities one can quote cultural activities, sport and philanthropic events. Greeks have therefore been builders as well as traders. The role played by Greeks is often little known in the official history of Congo. This article wants so to correct this lacuna.